Premiers and chief ministers on Friday delivered a humiliating public blow to Malcolm Turnbull, bluntly telling him they didn’t want even to think about his “big idea” to allow them to raise income tax…

Just when we thought the tax debate was winding down to minimalism, as least as far as the federal government was concerned, Malcolm Turnbull has decided to throw a curveball. The government is preparing…

The federal budget is expected to confirm news that a number of government agencies, including some health advisory bodies that provide oversight and recommendations based on evidence, will be axed, sold…

Governments setting out to control spending, or move it in more efficient directions, must have strong backbones.
AAP Image/David Crosling15 décembre 2013

SECURING AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE: As the Commission of Audit reviews government activity and spending, The Conversation’s experts take a closer look at key policy areas tied to this funding – what’s working…

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek (centre) announced the Commonwealth would pay the $107 million directly to hospitals.
AAP/Julian Smith26 février 2013

After months of battle between the Commonwealth and Victorian governments on hospital funding, Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek dramatically intervened last Wednesday by announcing a A$107 million…